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Sigma-Aldrich

tert-Butanol

anhydrous, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):
2-Methyl-2-propanol, tert-Butyl alcohol, Trimethyl carbinol
Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.12
Beilstein:
906698
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

31 mmHg ( 20 °C)
44 mmHg ( 26 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

solid or liquid

autoignition temp.

896 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

impurities

<0.005% water

evapn. residue

<0.0003%

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

pH

7 (20 °C)

bp

83 °C (lit.)

mp

23-26 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: miscible

density

0.775 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)O

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-4(2,3)5/h5H,1-3H3

InChI key

DKGAVHZHDRPRBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

tert-Butanol (tBA) is a tertiary alcohol. It undergoes dehydration by reactive distillation in the presence of solid acid catalyst to form isobutylene with high selectivity. Lipase-mediated alcoholysis of soybean oil deodorizer distillate (SODD) has been conducted in tBA (as reaction medium) to generate biodiesel. Formation of 2-tert-butyl-p-cresol (TBC), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (DTBC) and tert-butyl-p-tolyl ether has been reported when p-cresol undergoes butylation by tBA in the presence of 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on zirconia (TPA/ZrO2) catalyst. The interaction behavior of tBA on the Si (001)-(2×1) surface has been assessed by using the ab-initio density functional theory (DFT) based on pseudopotential approach.

Packaging

100 mL in Sure/Seal™

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

59.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

15 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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